Pain Assessment of Elderly Patients with Cognitive Impairment in the Emergency Department: Implications for Pain Management-A Narrative Review of Current Practices

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Pain Assessment of Elderly Patients with Cognitive Impairment in the Emergency Department: Implications for Pain Management-A Narrative Review of Current Practices

Elderly people are susceptible to both falls and cognitive impairment making them a particularly vulnerable group of patients when it comes to pain assessment and management in the emergency department (ED). Pain assessment is often difficult in patients who present to the ED with a cognitive impair...

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Main Authors:	Jones, Joshua, Sim, Tin Fei, Hughes, Jeff
Format:	Journal Article
Published:	MDPI AG 2017
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/58602

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